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Journal articles
2009, 'Multiplex PCR testing detection of higher-than-expected rates of cervical mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and trichomonas and viral agent infections in sexually active Australian women', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47, pp. 1358 - 1363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01873-08
,2009, 'Norovirus illness is a global problem: emergence and spread of norovirus gii.4 variants, 2001-2007', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 200, pp. 802 - 812
,2009, 'Treatment of recent hepatitis C virus infection in a predominantly injection drug user cohort: the ATAHC Study', The Canadian Journal of Addiction, 1, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/02024458-200912000-00072
,2008, 'Epidemics of gastroenteritis during 2006 were associated with the spread of norovirus GII.4 variants 2006a and 2006b', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46, pp. 413 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/525259
,2008, 'Multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains expressing emerging antibiotic resistance determinants', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46, pp. 324 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/524898
,2008, 'Norovirus excretion in an aged-care setting', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 46, pp. 2119 - 2121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02198-07
,2007, 'High Incidence of hepatitis C virus reinfection within a cohort of injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 14, pp. 413 - 418
,2007, 'Norovirus GII.4 strains and outbreaks, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 1128 - 1130, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.060999
,2007, 'Norovirus recombination', Journal of General Virology, 88, pp. 3347 - 3359
,2006, 'Detection of human sapovirus by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction', Journal of Medical Virology, 78, pp. 1347 - 1353
,2006, 'Emergence of a new norovirus genotype II.4 variant associated with global outbreaks of gastroenteritis', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, pp. 327 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.2.327-333.2006
,2006, 'Genetic diversity of sapovirus in children, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 141 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.050846
,2006, 'High-Affinity Aptamers to Subtype 3a Hepatitis C Virus Polymerase Display Genotypic Specificity', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50, pp. 3019 - 3027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01603-05
,2006, 'Preservation of micro-organisms by drying; A review', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 66, pp. 183 - 193
,2005, 'Detection of multiple hepatitis C virus genotypes in a cohort of injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 12, pp. 322 - 324
,2005, 'Human enterovirus isolates from an outbreak typed using heteroduplex mobility analysis', Journal of Medical Virology, 76, pp. 215 - 222
,2005, 'In vitro assessment of the further potential for development of fluoroquinolone resistance in Neisserza meningitides', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 49, pp. 1753 - 1760
,2005, 'Norovirus recombination in ORF1/ORF2 overlap', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 1079 - 1085, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1107.041273
,2005, 'Recent breakthroughs to combat Hepatitis C virus infection', Microbiology Australia, 26, pp. 12 - 13
,2005, 'The aadB gene cassette is associated with bla(SHv) genes in Klebsiellaspecies producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 49, pp. 794 - 797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.49.2.794-797.2005
,2004, 'Clearance of Hepatitis C Viremia Associated with Cellular Immunity in the Absence of Seroconversion in the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission in Prisons Study Cohort', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 189, pp. 1846 - 1855
,2004, 'Clearance of hepatitis C virus after newly acquired infection ininjection drug users', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 190, pp. 1270 - 1274
,2004, 'Patterns of quinolone susceptibility in Campylobacter jejuni associatedwith different gyrA mutations', Pathology, 36, pp. 166 - 169
,2004, 'Prevalence of Production of Virus-Specific Interferon- among Seronegative Hepatitis C-Resistant Subjects Reporting Injection Drug Use', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 190, pp. 1093 - 1097
,2004, 'Production of precise microbiology standards using flow cytometry and freeze drying', CYTOMETRY PART A, 62A, pp. 162 - 168
,2004, 'Virus-specific cellular immunity is prevalent among hepatitis C-resistant injecting drug users', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 190, pp. 1093 - 1097
,2003, '229 Hepatitis C virus reinfection within a cohort of injecting drug users', Hepatology, 38, pp. 266 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0270-9139(03)80272-0
,2003, 'Chloramphenicol-resistant Neisseria meningitidis containing catP isolated in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 52, pp. 856 - 859
,2003, 'Polymerase chain reaction screening for integrons can be used to complement resistance surveillance programs', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 27, pp. 103 - 110
,2003, 'The presence of an intrahepatic cytotoxic T lymphocyte response is associated with low viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Hepatology, 38, pp. 349 - 356
,2002, 'Epidemic Strains of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Carrying Integrons', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40, pp. 1538 - 1540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.4.1538-1540.2002
,2002, 'Norwalk-like virus 95/96-US strain is a major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in Australia', Journal of Medical Virology, 68, pp. 113 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.10177
,2002, 'Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus in Human Liver and Serum Samples by Using LightCycler Reverse Transcriptase PCR', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40, pp. 4346 - 4348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.11.4346-4348.2002
,2001, 'Correlation of the in vitro susceptibilities to some newer quinolones of naturally occurring quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with changes in GyrA and ParC', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 45, pp. 734 - 738
,2001, 'Current status of the aadA and dfr gene cassette families', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 47, pp. 495 - 496
,2001, 'Diagnosis of enteric pathogens in children with gastroenteritis', Pathology, pp. 353 - 358
,2001, 'Diagnosis of enteric pathogens in children with gastroenteritis', Pathology, 33, pp. 353 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00313020126305
,2001, 'Integrons and Gene Cassettes in the Enterobacteriaceae', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 45, pp. 2658 - 2661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.45.9.2658-2661.2001
,2000, 'An invasive isolate of neisseria meningitidis showing decreased susceptibility to quinolones', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 44, pp. 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.44.4.1116-1116.2000
,2000, 'Characterisation of two new gene cassettes, aadA5 and dfrA17', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 182, pp. 265 - 269
,2000, 'Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains associated with congenital and perinatal infections', Journal of Medical Virology, 61, pp. 481 - 487
,2000, 'Mixed viral infection identified using heteroduplex mobility analysis (HMA)', Virology, pp. 382 - 389
,2000, 'Simplified hepatitis C virus genotyping by heteroduplex mobility analysis', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 38, pp. 477 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.2.477-482.2000
,1999, 'Characterisation of a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase determinant in the chromosome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 175, pp. 27 - 35
,1999, 'Sequence diversity in the 5’-UTR region of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus as assessed by sequencing, heteroduplex mobility assays and Single-strand conformation polymorphism', Journal of Virological Methods, 83, pp. 99 - 101
,1999, 'Transmission of hepatitis C within Australian prisons.', Medical Journal of Australia, 171, pp. 31 - 33
,1998, 'Control of the human cell cycle by a bacterial protein, gapstatin', European Journal of Cell Biology, 77, pp. 228 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80111-8
,1998, 'Molecular characterization of an outer membrane protein of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans belonging to the OmpA family', Infection and Immunity, 66, pp. 369 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.66.1.369-372.1998
,1997, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis chaperonin 10 stimulates bone resorption: A potential contributory factor in Pott's disease', Journal of Experimental Medicine, 186, pp. 1241 - 1246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.186.8.1241
,1996, 'Bacterially induced bone destruction: Mechanisms and misconceptions', Infection and Immunity, 64, pp. 2371 - 2380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.64.7.2371-2380.1996
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